The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-07
MINO LOCALS

A white black bird has been shot
near Peachbottom.
The flower display at the Fair this
season is magnificent.
Oxford met with very bad weather
luck for her Fair last week.
Who baked the Democrats Fair
pumpkin pie?
Rev. l jewell is holding a protract.
ed meeting at the NJ. E. Church in
this town.
1000 lbs. of fodder yarn just re.
ceived at Haines & Kinks. o7-St
Crystal Lodge, I. .. of g: T. will
meet at 7.3O o'clock p. m. hereafter in
stead of 8 O'Clock. Members please
take notice.
Mr.. Ambrose Ewing writes let
ter to his Cecil friends through the
MIDLAND JOURNAL this week, which
they will find quite interesting read.
ing.
Mr.. A. L. Duyckinck has purchas-
ed T. Braden Gillespie's interest in
the warehouse and shipping business
of Gillespie and Duyckinck at Leslie,
on the B. 60.
Dinah Richards sister of VIM
Richards died at the old home place
on Wednesday of last week and was
buried at West Nottingham Friends
burying ground on Sunday last
W. II. Moore, register Of the 9Th
district closed up the registry on
Tuesday haying added q new names
to the list end stricken off l6 who
have removed to other districts.
Many seasonable goods in the way
of dry goods, hats, dress trimmings,
&c. &C., purchased this week to ar
rive next at E. r. Buffington's.
Paper making has ceased for the
present at Cecil Paper Mills and the
mechanics are in possession, putting
in new machinery. But Stephen still
guides the six mule team between
mill and depot.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company have
just established new station called
Bacon Hill. midway between Elkton
and North East, at which three trains
passing each way stop daily.
We are indebted to S. Griffith
Davis, Esq, President of Hartford
county Agricultural Society for com
plimentary to the Fair which will be
held on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week, at Bel Air:
Hartford county always gets up a
good Fair.
For the best selected stock of muz-
zle and breech loading guns, go to
Haines & Kirk. o7.8t
Edward Smith a mechanic in the
employ of the P. W. & B. R. R. Co..
was struck by a train al North East
on Saturday and killed. He
was working on the bridge and
not keeping a sharp look out, did
not notice the train till it was upon
him.
Mrs. j. r. Dickey has leased her
green house and sold the stock to
Samuel w. Passmore & Son of Ris
ing Sun, Md. They will take possess
ion this week. Isaac A. Passmore
the Junior member of the new firm,
who has been in West Chester for
some two years, will reside in Ok
ford.-Iress.
Miss Phebe Cousin3 of St Louis
has been appointed United States
Marshal. Miss Cousins assisted her
father who was Marshal, for num-
Der of years, and after his death was
sworn in to fill the vacancy. She is
the first woman in the U. S. who has
been appointed to the Office of Mar
shall. Her bond was 500, 900.
Boots for men, boots for boys,
boots for children ut E. r. Buffing-
toms.
The Sunday school children had a
jovial picnic in the Town Hall on
last Saturday, judging from the mer-
ry racket they made, they enjoyed
the party full as we'll as if they had
been out in the woods miles from
home. and were safe from danger of
taking colds from damp ground and
wet feet.
Capt. John P. Rea, a former resi-.